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The diet of the Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis ) and the Banded Dotterel ( Charadrius bicinctus ) on two braided rivers in Canterbury, New Zealand

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1997

  • Author(s)

    K.F.D. Hughey

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    44, 3

  • Pagination

    185-193

  • Article Type

    paper

Keywords

Banded Dotterel; diet; faecal analysis; Wrybill


The diet of the Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis ) and the Banded Dotterel ( Charadrius bicinctus ) on two braided rivers in Canterbury, New Zealand

Notornis, 44 (3), 185-193

K.F.D. Hughey (1997)

Article Type: paper

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The diet of the Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) and the Banded Dotterel (Charadrius bicinctus) was investigated on two New Zealand braided riverbeds using faecal analysis. There was high overlap in terms of taxonomic composition between the two species’ diets, but large variability between individuals. Foods of aquatic and terrestrial (but near-aquatic) origin were consumed; mostly adult beetles (Coleoptera), bugs (Hemiptera) and flies (Diptera). Availability of these prey species relies on a suitable river flow regime.